Happenings at Nassau Grove

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1 Happenings at Nassau Grove March 2018 From the Board Minos Conaway Road Expansion The Cape Gazette has an article concerning the proposed Route 1 / Minos Conaway Separated Intersection project at Please see the additional information in the Things to Know section. Overflow Parking Although residents are permitted to park their vehicles in any overflow parking lots, please be courteous to your neighbors by only using the overflow areas when necessary. If residents park their vehicles in the garage or driveway, it will help ensure adequate parking for visiting guests. IVOTE Testing Invite to Community Community members will be receiving an as a test of the new electronic voting system. The Board of Directors has decided to take advantage of testing the system by asking each of you to take a few moments to take a short survey concerning entrance gate operation. Please see attachment concerning the system test and the survey question. Annual Owners Meeting The Annual Owners Meeting is scheduled for 9:00AM, Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Lewes Senior Center. We must have a quorum to hold the meeting. Thus, we must have at least 123 owners who are either in attendance or who have provided a valid proxy prior to the start of the meeting. If you cannot attend, please ensure you complete a proxy. Also, ensure the person you name as your proxy will be there. Proxies naming owners who were not present are not valid. You may name Any Board Member Present as your proxy, thereby ensuring your proxy is valid. Per the Third Amendment to the Code of Regulations, Article III, Section 3.1. Number and Qualifications., The affairs of the condominium shall be governed by a Board of Directors known as the Council. The Council shall be composed of five (5) persons, all of whom shall be Unit Owners or Delaware residents (but need not be both), or mortgagees (or designees of mortgagees) of Units who shall be elected by the Unit Owners. Two directors are elected in even years and three in odd years. Thus, we will be electing two persons to serve a two-year term on the Board of Directors (April 2018 April 2020). The BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATE NOMINATION form is attached. It must be received by SeaScape no later than March 29, 2018 to be included Annual Meeting Announcement and the Ballot. Nassau Grove Board of Director: Candidate Nomination Form Please see attached Candidate Nomination Form for the Nassau Grove Board of Directors.

2 Delaware Solid Waste Authority Please use the following link to see the 2018 DSWA Collection Event Schedule for household hazardous waste, electronic goods collection and document shredding events. Be a Good Neighbor Please be a good neighbor by keeping an eye on other homes in our neighborhood, especially after a storm passes. Many residents are away during the winter months and should be notified if their house incurs any storm damage. Spring is Approaching With spring approaching, our resident population will probably start increasing. This is a friendly reminder to please drive carefully in the neighborhood by slowing down and obeying stop signs. Things to Know DelDOT Public Workshop: Intersection of Minos Conaway and SR1 The Delaware Department of Transportation (DeIDOT) held a public workshop on February 15 concerning the proposed intersection improvements at SR1 and Minos Conaway. Many Nassau Grove residents participated in the workshop and gave input into the design. Information on the project can be found at and clicking on the Public Workshop link will take you to a page where you can access the detailed information that was displayed at the public workshop. New Medicare Card Scam (from Carol Cavallero) This is pretty important to get to people with Medicare, their families and friends or adult kids who help parents with Medicare. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself, family and friends throughout the US. Starting 4/1/18 Medicare will start a year long project to replace all current Medicare cards for beneficiaries to convert to alphanumeric ID numbers. Currently the ID number is your social security number. This is starting to hit the media. Scammers are opportunistic - First of all the new Medicare card will come to you in the mail. You don't need to request it or do anything. It will show up. WHAT'S THE SCAM? Somebody from "MEDICARE " will call to tell you, you are getting a new Medicare card. But until it comes you will need a temporary card. Fee for the card is between $5-50 dollars. They want personal information, bank account or credit card so they can process your temporary card. THINGS TO REMEMBER: Medicare will never call you unless you ask them to. Medicare does all communications by mail unless you ask them to call. Ditto for anybody saying they "work with Medicare to make sure you get everything you are entitled to." HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THIS ONE? First of all spread the word. Feel free to share these notes. Use your answering machine to screen calls or just don't even answer a number you don't recognize. If it has happened to you or your friends or loved ones and personal info had been given out (happens considerably more often than you think so don't feel bad or stupid) immediately take action to protect yourself against identity theft.

3 Clubhouse Activities Pinochle 7:00PM 1 st & 3 rd Monday Bingo 7:00PM 2 nd Monday Canasta 1:00PM 4:00PM Every Tuesday Poker 7:00PM 10:00PM Every Wednesday Mahjong 1:00PM 4:00PM Thursday (except 2 nd ) Mexican Train 1:00PM 4:00PM 2 nd Thursday Billiards 1:00PM Every Thursday Happy Hour 5:30PM 6:30PM Every Thursday Mark Your Calendars March 15 Tuesday, March 20 Monday, April 9 Saturday, April 14 April 19 Tuesday, April 17 Saturday, April 28 Monday, May 14 Tuesday, May 15 Friday, September 28 7:00PM Book Club: Betrayed: A Rosato & Dinunzio Novel by Lisa Scottoline Contact: Judi McDermott at jmcd9773@yahoo.com 5:00PM Dine Around: Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Contact: Ethel Lennon at Raw Bar lennonea@gmail.com 7:00PM Bingo Hosts: Pat and Ethel Lennon 8:00AM 1:00PM Mark Your Calendar: Nassau Grove Community Yard Sale Contact: Karen Hartschuh at khartschuh@verizon.net 7:00PM Book Club: The Girl Who Wrote In Contact: Judi McDermott at Silk by Kelli Estes jmcd9773@yahoo.com 6:00PM Dine Around: Mariachi Restaurant Contact: Ethel Lennon at lennonea@gmail.com 6:00PM 50s, 60s, and 70s Event: Calling All More Info to Follow Nassau Grove Groovy Friends 7:00PM Bingo Hosts: Judy McDermott and Karen Pilkington 6:00PM Dine Around: Michy s Relaxed Dining Contact: Ethel Lennon at 6:00PM Save the Date: Joey and Gina s Italian Comedy Wedding lennonea@gmail.com

4 Around the Community Projects and Activities in Nassau Grove Social Group Update Please contact Mary Kuhlmann Sharrie Ross for information about the following activities or if you have suggestions for social events or Clubhouse improvements. Dine Around Dine-Around continues to be a popular way to visit with neighbors. On April 17, Nassau Grove neighbors will meet at 6:00PM at Mariachi Restaurant in Rehoboth. Please RSVP to Ethel Lennon (lennonea@gmail.com or ) before April 15. Mark Your Calendars- Dine Around Schedule for Tuesday, March 20 Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Raw Bar Tuesday, April 17 Mariachi Restaurant Tuesday, May 15 Michy s Relaxed Dining Nassau Grove Community Yard Sale The Nassau Grove Community Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 from 8:00AM 1:00PM. Karen Hartschuh and Jack Williams will be coordinating the Yard Sale. The cost per participating home is $3.00 to cover advertising in the newspaper and signage. If you wish to participate, please contact Karen Hartschuh at or khartschuh@verizon.net by 4/4. Homes that participate will receive signage to point potential customers to your home. Happy Hour Thursdays Happy Hour is held each Thursday from 5:30PM to 6:30PM at the Clubhouse. This is a great place to meet neighbors. A special THANKS to Lynn Barberi for organizing this weekly event. Calling All Nassau Grove Groovy Friends The 50 s, 60 s and 70 s Event scheduled on April 28 is sure to be a hit! Planners and musicians are working diligently to prepare fun times for participants. See flyer at end of newsletter. Website Maintenance A special thank you to Christine Lodge and Cam Wentzel for updating the Website and the directory on the 15th of each month. If your contact information changes or is missing from the directory, contact Cam (cam.wentzel@comcast.net). Bingo Bingo will be held on the 2nd Monday at 7:00PM in the Clubhouse between April and September. Thank you to Cay Moore and Cam Wentzel for their assistance. The following have volunteered to host: April 9: Pat and Ethel Lennon May 14: Judy McDermott and Karen Pilkington June 11: Connie Nack and Joann Samanich July 9: Denise Taraboletti and Mary Kuhlmann August 13: Bobbie Flynn and Becky Burgwald September 10: Bob and Gayle Winterling

5 Items of Interest Lewes in Bloom! Have you ever walked or driven through downtown Lewes and noticed beautiful plantings and pots of flowers? That is the work of Lewes in Bloom, which is a group of volunteers that beautify our town with flowers. Each year this wonderful group plants thousands of tulip bulbs to honor Lewes Dutch heritage. The City of Lewes celebrates that heritage with the annual Tulip Festival in downtown Lewes. To find out about the festivities, you can view the Lewes Chamber of Commerce website at: Several days after the festival, they will hold the annual Tulip Dig, which is an opportunity for those of you with a green thumb to dig up the tulips and take them home to replant. While the date for this even hasn t been set in stone, it is usually on a Monday after the Tulip Festival ends. Most likely the date for this year will be 4/23. Lewes Fire Department Auxiliary Fund Raiser Hop on over to the Applebee s Flapjack Fundraiser on Sunday, March 25 from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. Cost is $7.00 per person and all proceeds will be used towards the purchase of a lifesaving LUCAS Chest Compression System. See flyer at end of newsletter. Thank You! (from Cindy Winkler) Zwaanendael Women's Club thanks our Nassau Grove neighbors for their very generous food donations for the high school's food pantry during the month of February. Our community donated just over 350 pounds of food for our local students and their families! Some of the food will be used to make up Easter dinner boxes for hungry families in our area and the Zwaanendael Women's Club will provide 25 hams for this cause. We thank each one of you for helping us to help others in our greater Lewes community. Nassau Grove Book Club The Nassau Grove Book Club has determined the books to be read and discussed through February The Book Club Reading Selections can be found at the end of the newsletter. Event Flyers All event flyers are available in the newsletter, on the Clubhouse bulletin board and on the Website.

6 Happenings at Nassau Grove Vital Info Nassau Grove HOA Board of Directors ( ) President: Jackie Sullivan Vice President: Sam Chason Secretary: Shirley Hickey Director: Jack Williams Director: Jim Hurley Treasurer: Officers Pete Mattson You can the board at: Submissions Please copy to Karen Hartschuh at All submissions need to be received by the 10 th of each month with newsletter distribution on the 15 th. The Newsletter Committee Ø Editors: Karen and Wayne Hartschuh Stay Informed Community Website: Facebook: Fine Print Happenings at Nassau Grove is the only official publication of the Nassau Grove HOA. It is authorized, endorsed, and distributed by the Nassau Grove HOA Council. Aerial Photography courtesy of John McClenny, Georgetown, DE / Landscape Photography courtesy of Wayne Hartschuh, Lewes, DE Attachments Attachments Electronic Voting Board of Director Candidate Nomination Form Dine Around 50s, 60s, and 70s Event Joey and Gina s Italian Comedy Wedding Book Club Reading Selections

7 ELECTRONIC VOTING INVITE Hello fellow community members: You will be receiving this as a test of the new electronic voting system. We took advantage of testing the system by asking each of you to take a few moments to take a short survey as the same time. INVITE Gate Operation Survey Dear ##NAME##, Your community needs your participation to Survey the preference of each home owner for Gate Operations. Voting online makes this easy and quick. Please CLICK HERE to go to the voting site, your code to register is: ##REGCODE## Thank you, Any issues please reply to shickey1552@yahoo.com There are (3) survey questions in reference to the operation of our entrance gates. PLEASE answer and comment on each question. We want to hear from you. Question 1 - I would like to see the Gates CLOSED 24 hours a day 7 days a week Question 2 - I would like to see the Gates OPEN 24 hours a day 7 days a week Question 3 - I would like to see the Gates Remain the same as today Open during the day hours and closed during night hours and CLOSED 24 hours on the weekends Declaration. 9. Use of Units. (bb) There shall be gated entry to the community. Council and/or its agents shall designate procedures for gate entry, which may be modified from time to time through the Rules and Regulations issued by Council, in order to provide for safety and to permit the flow of traffic in the community, as well as to regulate visitors to the site, including but not limited to guests, deliveries and service personnel.

8 NASSAU GROVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATE NOMINATION Note: Must be received at SeaScape Property Management no later than March 29, 2018 to be included in Annual Meeting Announcement and Ballot Full Name: Nassau Grove Address: Unit Number: *Owner: Yes No Delaware Resident: Yes No *Nassau Grove Declaration: 2. Definitions. (x) "Unit Owner" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust or other legal entity or any combination thereof which owns title to a Unit. Please accept this nomination as a Board Member of the Nassau Grove Homeowners Association. Candidate Questions: Please respond to all questions. Please print or type your responses Use a separate sheet if necessary. 1. Why do I want to serve on the Nassau Grove HOA Board? 2. What key qualifications would I bring to the Board? 3. What are the main issues I see the Board facing in the next two years? *********************************************************************************************************************** *Optional Biography Suggest you submit a short personal biography on a separate sheet. Page 1 of 2

9 NASSAU GROVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATE NOMINATION To be included in the Annual Meeting Announcement and the Ballot, the Candidate Nomination Form and Optional Bio must be received no later than close of business March 29, Submit nominations to SeaScape Property Management, Inc. Drop-off: SeaScape Property Management Nassau Commons Blvd. Suite 3 Lewes, DE By Mail: Nassau Grove c/o SeaScape Property Management P.O. Box 1761 Millsboro, DE By Fax: By nrichard@seascapepm.com Page 2 of 2

10 Seafood! Nassau Grove s Monthly Tuesday, March 20th, 6pm at Blue Coast bluecoastrehoboth.com/menu Veterans Way, Rehoboth Beach RSVP by Saturday March 17th to: Ethel Lennon at lennonea@gmail.com or if you can t , call her at

11 CALLING ALL NASSAU GROVE GROOVY FRIENDS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 50 S, 60 S AND 70 S EVENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28 TH AT 6 P.M. A LIVE BAND PLAYING ALL YOUR FAVORITE TUNES, DANCING, AND A COMPLETE DINNER WITH DESSERTCATERED BY JIMMY S GRILLE WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR! DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN APRIL LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE- AND LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

12 Save the Date! Friday, September 28, 2018 Joey and Gina s Italian Comedy Wedding At the Irish Eyes Lewes Room in Lewes, DE Cash Bar from 5-6 pm Dinner, Show & Dancing from 6-8:30 pm Nassau Grove Residents are cordially invited to the Wedding and Reception of Joey Bonanno and Gina Tomatto Enjoy the hysterical interactive production, where anything and everything that can go wrong, does, while enjoying a delicious 3-course meal. A charge of $50 per person will cover the show, dinner and gratuity. Mark your calendars and watch for more details soon.

13 BOOK CLUB READING SELECTIONS Book Title Betrayed: A Rosato & Dinunzio Novel The Girl Who Wrote In Silk The Boston Girl The Orphans Tale Little Fires Everywhere Before We Were Yours Born With Teeth The Alice Network Just Mercy A Gentleman In Moscow The Lilac Girls Author Lisa Scottoline Kelli Estes Anita Diamant Pam Jenoff Celeste Ng Lisa Wingate Kate Mulgrew Kate Quinn Bryan Stevenson Amor Towles Martha Hall Kelly Discussion Month/ Date March 15, 2018 April 19, 2018 May 17, 2018 June 21, 2018 July August 16, 2018 September 20, 2018 October 18, 2018 November 15, 2018 January 17, 2019 February 21, 2019